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Wow. What an awful experience that was. I understand that Astor House is a small space, so they wouldn't have much in the way of staff, but our server/bartender actively avoided us for the forty-five minutes we were there after getting our drinks. I guess he didn't want us to order food...? I was terribly unimpressed. Three people in our party had their drink orders screwed up, other drinks were correct in theory but were terribly made. Between the terrible service and the poorly-made drinks, I won't be returning.
*updated review*
I changed my mind-- I decided that I really wanted to give this place another shot. There were a couple reasons behind this: first, I'm willing to chalk a bad experience up to being a fluke. Everybody is allowed a spectacularly bad day. Second, Astor House is a local joint, and I am always, always going to try and favor a local joint over another chain. Finally, I thought that maybe we went at the wrong time, and that it would be worthwhile to give it another shot during the breakfast or lunch hours.
I'm happy to say that the second experience was much better than the first. I went for breakfast with two friends. We sat outside, because (I'm happy to report) the place was packed. I orded the apple boxty, the portuguese doughnuts, and orange juice. Another friend ordered the pork and egg breakfast sandwich, and the other ordered th biscuit with nut butter and jam. Everything was wonderfully prepared, the service was good, and the food was surprisingly inexpensive for what you got. Call me a convert!
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